Chrome is ubiquitous; an RCE in V8 enabling arbitrary code execution in browsers is widely impactful and merits org‑wide notification.
CVE-2026-87587
V8 use-after-free enabling sandboxed RCE in Chrome <153.0.8010.36
Is CVE-2026-87587 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-87587 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.30% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-87587?
CVE-2026-87587 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-87587?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-87587. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-87587 affect?
CVE-2026-87587 affects Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-87587?
Update Chrome to 153.0.8010.36 or later and restart browsers immediately.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote code execution via crafted HTML in Chrome's V8 engine, allowing arbitrary code execution inside the browser sandbox.
Immediate action required
- affected< 153.0.8010.36
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.